wells

Hi, can anybody give us an idea of how much per metre to drill for an artesian, and a rough idea of cost once water is found. We are hopefully having our own well, but the builder has forgotten how much he quoted, we obviously dont want to just guess, it would be better if we could at least...

Does anyone have any experience of having their water supplied via a well. Am told this is quite common in rural areas, but just wondered if anyone has had first hand experience of this i.e. what are the pros and cons. Thanks